--- title: Blog insights from the Outdoor Recreation Economy | Research description: Research | Blog insights from the Outdoor Recreation Economy --- [![site-logo](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Oregon_State_University_Theme2019/Images/site-logo.png?width=190&name=site-logo.png "site-logo")](https://oregonstate.edu/) Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy [![Request Info](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/451937/cb0e82ac-cca7-42a5-8f7a-7d38664d3f6b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/451937/cb0e82ac-cca7-42a5-8f7a-7d38664d3f6b) ![](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hubfs/Oregon_State_University_Theme2019/Images/Search.png) ![](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hubfs/Oregon_State_University_Theme2019/Images/search-close.png) [![](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hubfs/CORE%20BLOG%20POST.jpg) ](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/vf-foundation-awards-second-grant-to-center-for-the-outdoor-recreation-economy) ## [VF Foundation awards second grant to Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/vf-foundation-awards-second-grant-to-center-for-the-outdoor-recreation-economy) July 25, 2022 The VF Foundation awarded a second $150,000 grant to Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE). With a total of $300,000 in grant aid awarded, the VF Foundation is CORE’s largest funder to date. These grants are intended to support CORE’s ongoing research and the growth of a national consortium of institutions aiming to offer or expand outdoor industry programming. [![Kristen Freaney stands at the front of a room, leading a session for working professionals. ](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hubfs/Freaney_FLARetreat_2020%20(1).jpg) ](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/core-partner-kristen-freaney-launches-career-school-to-help-frustrated-professionals) ## [CORE partner Kristen Freaney launches Career School to help frustrated professionals](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/core-partner-kristen-freaney-launches-career-school-to-help-frustrated-professionals) January 6, 2022 As Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) continues to grow, our team looks to industry partners and specialized consultants for valuable guidance and insights. One of our key collaborators is Kristen Freaney, who plays an important advisory role for CORE through her consulting business, Path to Peak. Kristen recently announced a new venture, Career School,. [![Erin Gaines, Industry and Government Relations Strategist for Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy, and Chris Perkins, Senior Director for Outdoor Recreation Roundtable](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hubfs/CORE-ErinGaines-ORR-ChrisPerkins.jpg) ](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/core-and-orr-co-host-webinar-share-resources) ## [CORE and ORR co-host webinar, share resources](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/core-and-orr-co-host-webinar-share-resources) December 7, 2021 Last month, Erin Gaines, Industry and Government Relations Strategist for Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE), joined Chris Perkins, Senior Director for Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), to co-host a webinar titled, “How Investments in Outdoor Recreation Build Resilient Economies, Jobs, and Communities.” Their presentation was designed to help attendees. [![Outdoor Recreation Roundtable logo](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hubfs/ORR.png) ](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/outdoor-recreation-roundtable-welcomes-core-as-first-higher-education-member) ## [ORR welcomes CORE as first higher education member](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/outdoor-recreation-roundtable-welcomes-core-as-first-higher-education-member) December 2, 2021 Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) has joined other leading recreation organizations as the newest member of Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR). As ORR’s first higher education member, OSU’s CORE will bring the bandwidth and expertise of a top-tier public university to the $788 billion outdoor recreation industry, supporting the sector’s research and. [![](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-12-07%20at%2011.29.14%20AM.png) ](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/lwcf-top-11-projects) ## [Land and Water Conservation Fund Top 11 Projects](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/lwcf-top-11-projects) December 22, 2020 With the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) now has a guaranteed source for $900 million in mandatory annual funding for outdoor recreation and conservation projects across the nation. That’s great news, but it also raises big questions about the best way to invest those much-needed funds. The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR). [![](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hubfs/Stock%20images/Road%20to%20Recovery%20written%20on%20desert%20road.jpeg) ](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/outdoor-rec-recovery) ## [Signs of Recovery for the Outdoor Economy](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/outdoor-rec-recovery) September 23, 2020 In partnership with the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), we have been surveying the industry since April and aggregating data to measure the impacts of COVID-19 on the recreation economy as a whole. Our most recent findings tell the story of an impressive, if still fragile, recovery. [![](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hubfs/Stock%20images/Biker%20couple%20cycling%20in%20countryside%20forest.jpeg) ](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/in-the-news-covid-impact-on-outdoor-industry) ## [In the News: Update on the State of the Industry](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/in-the-news-covid-impact-on-outdoor-industry) September 6, 2020 Since spring, OREI has been working in partnership with the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) to track the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sprawling outdoor industry. After early data revealed widespread economic devastation, our most recent findings offer signs of recovery. Media coverage shows how our research is shaping the conversation. Caption of bike riders in woods goes here [![](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/hubfs/Staff_Photos/Lee-Davis.jpeg) ](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/opinion-the-future-of-the-industry) ## [Opinion: The Outdoor Industry at a Crossroads](https://blog.orei.oregonstate.edu/opinion-the-future-of-the-industry) May 6, 2020 By Lee Davis, Executive Director The outdoor recreation economy has been devastated in unique ways by the layered impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a huge problem for the people whose livelihoods are directly tied to outdoor recreation, and a blow to the rural communities that have been buoyed by recreation dollars. This is a crisis, to be sure, but it’s also an opportunity ### Media inquiries If your publication would like to feature a CORE program, student or instructor, please contact [Antony Vorobyov](mailto:antony.vorobyov@oregonstate.edu). ### Have a story idea? We'd love to hear about it. 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